성지

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 聖地.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋd͡ʑi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)지]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seongji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seongji
McCune–Reischauer?sŏngji
Yale Romanization?sēngci

Noun

성지 • (seongji) (hanja 聖地)

  1. hallowed ground, holy place; the Holy Land
    성지 순례를 가다
    seongji sullyereul gada
    to go on a pilgrimage
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